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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1944
Page
7
In wartime Brazil the public queues at buses, kerosene shops, cinemas, and elevators. People accept first come first served discipline with long waits and no special treatment. Police signs urge orderly lines for the public good amid crowded city life.
Hollywood January indicates Jimmy McHugh argues for livelier war songs as morale boosts. He notes past hits like Comin In On A Wing And A Prayer and Say A Prayer for the Boys Over There, with 700000 copies sold, while predicting mood shifts will shape future tunes. He biography Elliott and musical reach from Broadway to film.
Advancing American troops in the South Pacific say jungle combat has forged new instincts. Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon praises Bougainville and other campaigns for teaching stealth, survival, and aggressive tactics as U S forces aim to finish the Japanese in the northern Solomons.
Mrs. S W Lewis tried to save coal by tossing bits back into the bin. A furnace puffback started a small blaze that firemen contained after nearly an hour, sparing the coal supply and the house with only slight damage.
Prof. Chester E. Willard of Northwestern University predicts postwar women's wear will feature bold colors and durable trims. He notes designs will resist rip and fade and contrast with WPB restricted future styles as a business forecast.
Military personnel from Kernersville Thomasville and surrounding towns are listed with current stations and homefront visits. Cpl Ralph J Green is in Oceanside California and completed basic training at Parris Island. Pvt Clarence R Stanford is wounded in action in Italy after parachute infantry service and wings earned at Fort Benning.
On a North Atlantic patrol, a U S Navy task force of battleships and destroyers used floatplanes to cover gaps without land air support. A pilot launches from the catapult, lands on the slick, and is hoisted back aboard, a delicate procedure watched with wary awe by the observer and crew.
In San Jose Judge Percy O'Connor sentences a vagrant to thirty days in county jail but corrects his slip of the tongue aloud proclaiming thirty ears instead of days eliciting a corrected statement and a brief moment of levity in court.
North Carolina motorists urged to test the Vacumatic Gas Saver device claimed to cut fuel use by up to 30 percent while boosting power and start-up. The automatic supercharge based unit fits all cars and is offered free to testers by Vacumatic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa Wisconsin.
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